F1 race ticket discounts run out soon

Buying F1 tickets isn’t cheap but you can get the best deals if you book quickly. Tracks are offering discounts of up to 20% if you buy your tickets within the next few weeks.
Bahrain, Sepang, Catalunya, Silverstone and Spa are all offering discounts for their 2010 F1 races. Here’s where the best bargains can be [...]

Belgian Grand Prix: Your pictures

Regular commenter TommyB was at the Belgian Grand Prix and snapped an impressive collection of pictures over the weekend.
See below for shots of Kimi Raikkonen passing Giancarlo Fisichella for the lead – and the win, as it would turn out – plus those limited edition Michael Schumacher caps, and something Fernando Alonso won’t want to [...]

Belgian Grand Prix facts and stats

OK, we all know about Force India’s first points.
But which driver reached his points century at Spa? And which are the only two drivers to win more Belgian Grands Prix than Kimi Raikkonen? Here are the facts and stats from yesterday’s race.

Belgian Grand Prix quotes round-up

Looking through the press releases after the Belgian Grand Prix I found a few interesting quotes.
Romain Grosjean didn’t last long in his second Grand Prix. And he’s surely only person who thinks Jenson Button was responsible for their tangle on the first lap:
I made a very good start, moving up to thirteenth place and I [...]

Belgian Grand Prix in pictures

Spa-Francorchamps proved once again why it is the king of F1 tracks. The Belgian Grand Prix had crashes, passes and a form book-defying result.
Take a look back at today’s Grand Prix with this collection of pictures showing the race from start to finish.

Kimi Raikkonen edges Giancarlo Fisichella for win (Belgian Grand Prix review)

Kimi Raikkonen ended a 26-race losing streak by winning the Belgian Grand Prix for the fourth time in his career.
Surprisingly Raikkonen’s closest contender wasn’t in a Brawn or a Red Bull or even a McLaren – he was chased around every lap of Spa by Giancarlo Fisichella.
The Italian, now tipped to join Raikkonen in Ferrari [...]

Giancarlo Fisichella scores first points for Force India in Spa (pictures)

Giancarlo Fisichella finally gave Force India their first ever points in Formula 1 on their 30th attempt.
He chased Kimi Raikkonen around every lap at Spa-Francorchamps, rarely more than a couple of seconds behind. With Raikkonen’s temporary team mate Luca Badoer enduring a second dire race, speculation is rife Fisichella will be a Ferrari driver at [...]

Belgian Grand Prix: Rate the race

Kimi Raikkonen returns to the top step of the podium, Giancarlo Fisichella grabs a first point – and seven more – for Force India, and Rubens Barrichello finishes seventh in a bonfire.
What did you think of the Belgian Grand Prix? Rate the race and leave a comment below.

F1 championship points after Belgium

Drivers’ championship

Driver
Points

1
Jenson Button
72

2
Rubens Barrichello
56

3
Sebastian Vettel
53

4
Mark Webber
51.5

5
Kimi Raikkonen
34

6
Nico Rosberg
30.5

7
Lewis Hamilton
27

8
Jarno Trulli
22.5

9
Felipe Massa
22

10
Heikki Kovalainen
17

11
Timo Glock
16

12
Fernando Alonso
16

13
Nick Heidfeld
10

14
Robert Kubica
8

15
Giancarlo Fisichella
8

16
Sebastien Buemi
3

17
Sebastien Bourdais
2

18
Romain Grosjean
0

19
Nelson Piquet Jnr
0

20
Luca Badoer
0

21
Kazuki Nakajima
0

22
Jaime Alguersuari
0

23
Adrian Sutil
0

Constructors’ championship

Constructor
Points

1
Brawn
128

2
Red Bull
104.5

3
Ferrari
56

4
McLaren
44

5
Toyota
38.5

6
Williams
30.5

7
BMW
18

8
Renault
16

9
Force India
8

10
Toro Rosso
5

Belgian Grand Prix race result

1. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
2. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India-Mercedes
3. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault
4. Robert Kubica, BMW
5. Nick Heidfeld, BMW
6. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren-Mercedes
7. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn-Mercedes
8. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota
9. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault
10. Timo Glock, Toyota
11. Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes
12. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
13. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota
14. Luca Badoer, Ferrari
Did not finish
Fernando Alonso, Renault – 26 laps
Jarno [...]